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Detection Engineer

Detection Engineer

Accenture Federal Services

Remote

Full-time

Re-posted 20 days ago

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Company rating: 8.4 out of 10

Based on 19 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

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Job description

Job Summary:
Accenture Federal Services is dedicated to helping the US federal government enhance national security and improve people's lives. The Detection Engineer will be part of the Cyber Incident Response Team, responsible for designing and implementing security detection initiatives, developing detection logic, and collaborating with various teams to improve security posture and compliance.
Responsibilities:
• Design, engineer, and implement security detection initiatives under the cybersecurity team lead.
• Develop new detection logic for SIEM (Microsoft Sentinel) and network security platforms (Cisco FirePower, IDS/IPS), incorporating AI-driven tooling where applicable.
• Write and optimize KQL queries for Sentinel to improve detection fidelity and reduce false positives.
• Tune detection sets to raise security-relevant events for triage and response teams.
• Maintain version control of detection logic using Git and GitHub workflows for collaborative development and auditability.
• Bridge the gap between network engineering and cybersecurity teams to advocate for secure network designs and maximize security device capabilities.
• Conduct technical briefings to enhance team awareness of network architecture and detection strategies.
• Collaborate with operations and management to recommend improvements to security posture and ensure compliance with industry and federal standards (e.g., NIST, CISA).
Qualifications:
Required:
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Bachelor’s degree in Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 6 + years experience in information security or equivalent combination of education and work experience
• 2+ years experience performing event and log analysis across enterprise security tools (AV, IDS/IPS, Firewalls, Active Directory, Web Proxies, DLP, SIEM)
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Sentinel & KQL (minimum 1 year)
• Hands-on experience with Cisco FirePower and IDS/IPS configuration (minimum 1 year)
• Hands-on experience with SIEM platforms (Sentinel preferred)
• Hands-on experience with detection engineering: designing and tuning signatures for IoCs and IoAs
• Hands-on experience with packet and malware analysis using tools like Wireshark
• Hands-on experience with Git and GitHub for detection code version control and collaborative workflows
• Hands-on experience with scripting and parsing (regex, PowerShell, Python, grep, sed, awk)
• Hands-on experience with TCP/IP, application layer protocols, and Windows/Linux internals
• Hands-on experience with MITRE ATT&CK framework for detection mapping
Preferred:
• Threat hunting and automation experience
• Familiarity with cloud security monitoring (Azure, AWS)
• Certifications such as GIAC GCIA, GCED, or Microsoft Security Operations Analyst Associate
Company:
Accenture Federal Services is a leading US federal services company and subsidiary of Accenture. Founded in 1989, the company is headquartered in Arlington, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.

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